Five children crowned at local pageant

Tuesday

Jul 2, 2013 at 12:01 AMJul 5, 2013 at 7:58 PM

Five local children may be wearing their new crowns in Hannibal's Fourth of July parade at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Bev Darrbev.darr@courierpost.com

Five local children may be wearing their new crowns in Hannibal's Fourth of July parade at 10 a.m. Thursday.In addition to these new kings and queens, 15 babies won first-place awards at Hannibal's annual baby contest. Some of them may also be riding in the parade.Both the baby contest and Junior Queen and Mr. Hannibal Pageant were Saturday morning, June 29, at Hannibal Middle School auditorium, where the picture-taking parents and grandparents were cooler than usual, with temperatures in the 80s.Crystal Lain, a previous Miss Hannibal who helped coordinate this event, said the weather "was great because it made the babies so much more comfortable, and overall, created a more positive atmosphere." Both contests are affiliated with the Miss Hannibal Pageant, with Barbara Stewart in charge.The new queens and kings were:• Little Miss Hannibal, age 7 and 8, first through fifth place respectively: Cahlin Chapman, Chloe Allen, Allie Hall, Kynlee Murphy and Bailey Brinkley• Hannibal Pee Wee, ages 5 and 6: Hayleigh Smashey, Hailiee Dalton, Laikyn Smashey, Vanessa Conrad and Riley Zupan• Hannibal Little Tot, ages 3 and 4: Koryn Miller, Carlee McCoy, Maryn McGuire and Millie Stewart• Mr. Hannibal, ages 5 and 6: Payton Haynes, first; Reyes Martinez, second; and Andrew Koeber, third• Little Mr. Hannibal, ages 3 and 4: Brayden Powell, first; and Kolten Powell, secondSome of the children in these events also competed in a talent contest, where they danced, sang, did gymnastics or played a guitar.Winners were: • Ages 3 and 4 - Koryn Miller, who danced• Ages 5 and 6 - Hailiee Dalton, who sang• Ages 7 and 8 - Kynlee Murphy, who did gymnasticsSeveral current queens were assisting with the contests. Among them were Miss Hannibal Hanna Runyon, Miss Mark Twain Maggie Rowland and Miss Hannibal Outstanding Teen Destiny Reed.